Fire in Similipal biosphere reserve now under control

Mar 12, 2021

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 12 : The Odisha government on Friday stated that the fire in the Similipal biosphere reserve is now under control.

Spiti Valley recognized as part of UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves

Sep 28, 2025

Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley, located in the Lahaul-Spiti district, has been recognised as India's first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO's prestigious Man and...

Tamil Nadu CM objects to auctioning Cauvery Basin block, says "it endangers fragile marine ecosystem"

Mar 05, 2025

Seeking the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the auction of over nine thousand square kilometres of the basin, CM Stalin...

Odisha forest officer dances as it rains during fire at Similpal reserve, video goes viral

Mar 12, 2021

Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], March 12 : The video of a forest official involved in dousing fire at the Similpal biosphere reserve has gone viral...

Purnima Devi Barman of Assam's Hargila Army leads groundbreaking conservation training in Cambodia

Jul 30, 2025

A transformative community-led conservation initiative took place at the Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary, a Ramsar site in Cambodia's Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve, inspired by...

Over 37 yrs, glaciers in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve's Rishikesh catchment reduced 10 pc

Sep 09, 2020

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 9 : Glaciers in Rishikesh catchment area of world heritage site Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve are depleting fast due to...